Depression is strongly associated with alexithymia in the general population

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 99-104

  Honkalampi, Kirsi ^a   Hintikka, Jukka ^a   Tanskanen, Antti ^a   Lehtonen, Johannes ^a   Viinamäki, Heimo ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Depression; Epidemiology; General population; Prevalence; Sociodemographic variables

Indexed keywords

ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FINLAND; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 0034010035     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(99)00083-5     Document Type: Article

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